Gustaf Lewenhaupt

Gustaf Lewenhaupt
Count Gustaf Lewenhaupt in 1942
Birth nameCarl Gustaf Sixtensson Lewenhaupt
Born(1879-08-20)20 August 1879
Örebro, Sweden
Died7 August 1962(1962-08-07) (aged 82)
Stockholm, Sweden
AllegianceSweden
Service / branchSwedish Army
Years of service1902–1932
RankMajor
UnitLife Guards of Horse
Other workCabinet chamberlain

Carl Gustaf Sixtensson Lewenhaupt (20 August 1879 – 7 August 1962) was a Swedish Count, officer, courtier, horse rider and modern pentathlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

In the equestrian jumping event he finished ninth individually (tied with his brother Charles Lewenhaupt) and won the gold medal with the Swedish team. He placed seventeenth in the modern pentathlon competition.

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